Jonathan Fortier

Biography

Jonathan Fortier is the director of Lib​er​tar​i​an​ism​.org. Over the past 25 years he has worked to promote the principles of a free society with many organizations, including Liberty Fund, the Institute for Humane Studies, and the Fraser Institute. He earned his MPhil and his doctorate at the University of Oxford.

Articles
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President Eisenhower behind his desk in the Oval Office, holding some papers, with his eyeglasses resting in front of him.
Jonathan Fortier
Remarks on Eisenhower’s Farewell Address

Eisenhower warned of the dangers of the defense industry and military’s influence on politics and of government control of research at universities.

An Argentinian crowd waving flags in celebration of Milei's election.
Jonathan Fortier
Is this Argentina’s Libertarian Moment?

The electoral triumph of self-​described libertarian Javier Milei could lead to a bright, liberal future for Argentina. Will he hold true to his declared values of free markets, limited government, peace, and trade?

Cover elements of the 2018 Vintage edition of Havel's The Power of the Powerless, rearranged horizontally.
Jonathan Fortier
Havel’s Masterwork: The Power of the Powerless

A brief review of The Power of the Powerless, Václav Havel’s discussion of the meaning and importance of dissent in totalitarian societies.

Podcasts
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FDR’s War on the Bill of Rights
Jonathan Fortier and David T. Beito
Liberty in our Lifetime: A Conversation with Jason Sorens
Jason Sorens and Jonathan Fortier
Adventures in Hayek: A Conversation with Bruce Caldwell
Jonathan Fortier and Bruce Caldwell
Liberty in Review: A Conversation with Todd Zywicki
Todd Zywicki and Jonathan Fortier
Classical Liberalism as a Quasi-​Religion
Daniel B. Klein and Jonathan Fortier
America’s Founders, Christianity, and the Path to Liberty
Jonathan Fortier and Mark David Hall
A City Cannot Be a Work of Art: Sanford Ikeda on Jane Jacobs and Spontaneous Complexity
Jonathan Fortier and Sanford Ikeda
Havel on Authenticity, Responsibility, and Freedom
Jonathan Fortier and Flagg Taylor
The Velvet Revolution and Václav Havel
Jonathan Fortier and Milan Babík
Videos
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Book Forum: The Pursuit of Happiness
Jonathan Fortier, Jeffrey Rosen, and Michael Poliakoff